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my 2 months old, find it hard to poop

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My son is 2 months and 3 week this week, and recently he had not pooped for 3 days, but he did that today . it was so hard (like peanut butter) because he was crying and I had to put warm water into his anus and he pooped.. I feed him with soy formula and breastmilk. I tried giving water but it didn?t work.Pls what do you advice?

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My fist had the same problem with pooping. The first thing you should do is ask your doctor if the soy formula is too strong for your baby. Something that helped me was taking a q-tip and putting vaseline on the cotton part and insurting just that cotton part in he anus. It gives them the urge to poop and they do it right away. Look for the signs of discomfort and then try this tip. You don't want to do it too much. It really helped me. I also gave her diluted prune juice. I would give her a few sips in a bottle and that would help her too. Again you don't want to do that too much. Hope this helps you.

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